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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XR8_the-morton-building-hotel-blake-historical_Chicago-IL.html
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of The Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WU6_nicholaus-copernicus-historical_Chicago-IL.html
By reforming astronomy
he initiated modern science
Mikołai Kopernik
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Astronomer
1473-1543
Erected in 1973 by the Copernicus
Foundation and the Polish American
Congress to Commemorate the
500th Anniversary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMY_john-a-logan-a-war-memorial_Chicago-IL.html
Born in Illinois February IX MDCCCMDXXVI [February 9, 1826]. Died in Washington Dec XXVI MDCCCLXXXVI [Dec. 26, 1886] while senator of the United States from Illinois .
Erected by the State of Illinois, in honor of General John A Logan
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWQ_fairbanks-morse-company-building-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Fairbanks Morse & Company
Building
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Interior
Built 1906
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWL_hotel-somerset-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Hotel Somerset
Built 1889
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVU_crane-company-building-historical_Chicago-IL.html
This Property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQF_harold-washington-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Harold Washington was elected Chicago's first African American Mayor on April 21 1983 He brought together a coalition of Chicagoans that spanned economic, social and racial lines.
Of his legacy, he said: I hope someday to be remembered by histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1U_blackstone-hotel_Chicago-IL.html
An outstanding example of Modern French style of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture. As one of the city's earliest luxury hotels, it became the "Hotel of Presidents," serving as host to a dozen U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9R_the-blues-trail_Chicago-IL.html
[Side A:]The "Great Migration" from the South to "the Promised Land" of Chicago brought more African Americans here from Mississippi than any other state, especially during and after World War II. With the migrants came the Delta blues that was th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9E_dearborn-street_Chicago-IL.html
[Side A]Dearborn Street showcases some of Chicago's best architecture, art, and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenney, Burnham & Root, and Holabird & Ro…